Shakespeare for all time — why a 400-year-old book is still attracting major audiences

Australian Academy of the Humanities 2024-08-15

Summary:

In 2023, the founder of the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), David Walsh AO acquired one of the first editions of Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, referred as a ‘First Folio’ by scholars. Walsh’s First Folio is the second known copy in the Southern Hemisphere and is currently on public display […]

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https://humanities.org.au/power-of-the-humanities/shakespeare-folio-mona-john-bell-2/

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Authors:

Abra Pressler

Date tagged:

08/15/2024, 14:38

Date published:

08/15/2024, 07:09